Songs, Ballads, and Other Poems by the late Thomas Haynes Bayly; Edited by his Widow. With A Memoir of the Author. In Two Volumes |
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GO! MAY'ST THOU BE HAPPY. |
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GO! MAY'ST THOU BE HAPPY.
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Go! may'st thou be happy,Though sadly we part;
In life's early summer
Grief breaks not the heart;
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As speedily pass
As shades o'er a mirror,
Which stain not the glass.
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Reject not my token,Though soon thou wilt be
Far over the billows,
Forgetful of me;
To me, and me only,
'Tis anguish to part.
For thou wilt meet kindness
Wherever thou art.
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And oh! when beholdingA different scene,
When leaves fall around you
That used to be green;
May winter be clothed in
His loveliest form,
With all of his grandeur,
But none of his storm,
Songs, Ballads, and Other Poems | ||